It was in the afternoon when Duke Khanda Makamu answered King Fana Zamusa's summons. The meeting took place on the Cliff castle in the capital of the kingdom of Zamusa.

“Your Highness, I was able to retrieve the princess and brought her back home safe and sound,” Said Duke Khanda Makamu. King Fana Zamusa was furious, and he yelled in frustration from his throne, “My daughter was in bruises and unconscious! Do you call that safe and sound? Your incompetence is laughable; you promised to secure my daughter back home safe. You failed at a simple job!”

Duke Khanda Makamu bowed and calmly replied, “I apologise your majesty. When I arrived at the battlefield, the fight was already over. The princes must have underestimated their capabilities, and she got defeated before I could arrive. That summoned Angel had an overwhelming aura. I am afraid I am not his opponent. Even if I arrived earlier, I could have never been able to protect the princess.”

King Fana Zamusa sighed, and he looked down, “I just received the news that Baron Chani Puleng was found murdered, I apologize for pouring out my frustration on you. Power went into Thasha's head, and she went around picking fights and creating enemies. Though she has her mother's looks, she inherited all my troublesome traits. That Angel you talked about must be strong to get that praise from you.”

King Fana Zamusa smashed the supporting wood from the throne with his fist, “After I return from the empire, I will visit that village boy myself and avenge my daughter. Nobody can hurt my sweet little angel and get away with it.”

Duke Khanda Makamu was shocked to learn that Baron Chani Puleng is dead, “He was absent from the meeting because he died—”

Fan-bearer Khali interrupted us by entering the throne room from the door that comes from the left side to the throne. He knelt before the King, and with a panicking tone, he announced the news, “Your majesty, King Fana Zamusa, I bring you displeasing news from the empire.”

“What is it? Speak!”

“I received the message from the spies that the Emperor Chaos Lord left the Capital city and headed south.”

King Fana Zamusa and Duke Khanda Makamu became shocked by the news. King Fana Zamusa stood from his throne and showed the signs of uneasiness, “Is he coming to my Kingdom of Zamusa? I was supposed to visit him in the empire and apologize. If he comes here instead, my apologies will not seem sincere enough.”

Fan-bearer Khali asked the king, “Your Highness, What do we do?”

“We are not sure if he is coming to us, but for now, inform all my Dukes and Barons to be alert. If he is coming to bring us harm, we must be ready for that encounter.” “Your Highness.”

Meanwhile, in the village of Marare, a meeting was taking place in the village hall. Maritinosi called all the villagers to announce something important. All the old and the young came to the meeting to listen to their village chief. Maritinosi was standing in front of them while they were busy sitting down. Maritinosi spoke to me telepathically, “Master Khashane, thank you for carving this statue for us. I also thank you for creating these communication stones for us.”

“It is nothing, boy. Thank the Goddess, for she is the one who is watching over this village.”

“The details of this statue are amazing. It is as if you have seen the Goddess before with your eyes.”

“I have read so much about the description of her appearance from secret texts in my country that is in another continent. I prefer if you do not ask any more questions about this.”

“Master Khashane, you are too secretive. But thank you for helping us to learn about our Goddess. Now it is time to talk with the villagers.”

All the villagers were sitting and awaiting the announcements from their chief with bated breath. “Thank you all for coming. I have two things to announce. Without wasting any time…” Maritinosi raised his hand high to show everyone a beautiful statue carved from wood, “This is a statue of our Goddess Ashanti. I want the capable amongst you to build and carve this statue with stones and concrete in the middle of the village. I want the statue to be as huge as possible. The statue should be three times higher than all the village buildings. I know that most of you are still tired after rebuilding the village, but I promise you that the statue will become a blessing to this village. All of you will reap the reward from your hard work, and your effort will become unforgettable in the history of Midavania. Our Goddess will be pleased, and the village will prosper.”

After his first announcement, Maritinosi expected the villagers to quarrel and oppose the idea, but no one objected. Maritinosi smiled when he saw villagers talking to each other in excitement about the idea of constructing the tallest statue the world has ever seen.

“I am satisfied to see that you are all excited by the idea. Now, Dineo, Kanunu, and Matjoro, please come forward,” They all came forward and stood beside Maritinosi.

Maritinosi looked at them and nodded. He then looked at the villagers, “The second announcement is of great importance. I would have liked to keep this information a secret, but since we are all followers of Goddess Ashanti, I will risk it all and trust that the news will not leak from the village. The Goddess has performed the first miracle for this village. She has revealed the location of a hidden divine treasure that is going to help this village greatly—”

Before Maritinosi could finish his statement, the villagers stood from their chairs and asked amongst themselves. “A hidden divine treasure is revealed? The Goddess must favour us. Thanks to Goddess Ashanti, Our village is truly blessed,” The villagers started clapping hands in excitement and shouted the name of the Goddess, “Goddess Ashanti! Goddess Ashanti! Goddess Ashanti! Goddess Ashanti! Goddess Ashanti! Goddess Ashanti…”

Dineo asked Maritinosi, “Brother, is it true? There is a hidden divine treasure? Did the Goddess show you?”

“Sister, you doubt me? Look at this entire people, they are happy, and they believe in my words because they saw how I saved the village with the power of the Arch Angel.”

“I do not doubt you, brother. It is just that this information is overwhelming.”

Matjoro laughed, “Ahahahaha, a divine treasure? We should find it as soon as possible.”

Kanunu looked at Matjoro, “Indeed, we should secure it as soon as possible.”

Maritinosi raised his hand to calm the villagers from excitement, “I see you guys are over-excited. For safety sake, I will not reveal the location of the treasure. I hope you all understand. I will be gone for two weeks to look for the treasure, and I am taking Dineo, Kanunu, and Matjoro with me. I will leave Maritina in charge of the village for these two weeks. I hope you guys will cooperate well with her.”

Maritinosi raised his hand high to show the villagers two shiny blue stones like diamonds, “These two stones are another blessing from the Goddess. They are called communication stones. I will leave one stone with Maritina so that when an emergency arises, we can easily communicate. The stones can connect no matter the distance.”

The villagers were amazed and star-struck by the beauty of the stones. They were also excited that the Goddess was blessing the village.

Maritinosi approached Maritina, who was sitting in the front row. Maritina is the witch of the village and a mother to the previous village chief, Kanunu. Though Maritina never truly accepted Maritinosi as a new village chief, Maritinosi never excluded her from his plans, and he still gave her essential tasks in the village. She is indeed capable as a healer and as a fighter.

“Use this stone to contact me if anything bad happens to the village, and this wooden statue should be handed to the village elders so that they can oversee the construction of the statue. I leave everything in your hands.”

“How can you trust me with your village? I have never supported you from the beginning. Yet you trust me to lead the village on your behalf? Since this village is my home, I will protect it with my life.”

“One day, you will see that your son made the right decision by relinquishing his throne to me. Look at him now. He is happy and free from stress for leading a village that can be destroyed by the kings easily. I took the burden upon myself from his shoulders, and he trusts in my leadership. I pray that one day you share his vision with him.”

Maritinosi looked at the village elders who were sitting on the front row. “Listen, my wise elders. Continue passing the knowledge of the way of Goddess Ashanti to the youth. Teach them the way of our Goddess just like the way I have taught you, so that our people can truly practise our religion in a right way.”

Maritinosi looked at the villagers. “I will begin my journey tomorrow morning. That ends our meeting today. I hope that you will all participate in building the statue and in learning about our religion.”

In a panicking tone Fan-bearer Khali announces the news to the king, “Your majesty, King Fana Zamusa, The Emperor Chaos Lord has arrived in our capital city. He is accompanied by his two Dark Lords as bodyguards.”

“This is bad. He arrived sooner than I expected. We did not have enough time to gather vassals and plan our defences. He is obviously coming to slaughter us. What other reasons can he have to come to us by himself, and his Dark Lords? Khali, assemble the elite guards to protect the princes and call Cousin Viceroy Enosi Zamusa to come to the castle immediately. My wife is out of the city. Send the courier to inform her not to return. We are in danger, and she should not come to the capital until we have dealt with the threat.”

“Yes, my King.”

Fan-bearer Khali turned around, and when he was about to leave, the castle door opened. The two tall figures in black robes caring giant axes came inside, and the castle guards outside the door were lying dead on the ground. The two figures were the Dark Lords; the Chaos Lord bodyguards.

“These pathetic fools were trying to halt me from accessing the castle. They just asked for their death,” Said the Chaos Lord with a deep rough voice while coming inside the castle after the two Dark Lords.

The King stood from his throne, and the Fan-bearer Khali retreated backwards slowly away from the Emperor Chaos Lord and his bodyguards. The King could not believe his eyes as he sees a tall figure in a dark red robe with a hood and long unfolded collars. Under the hood was a dark black shadow and beaming red eyes. It was like he had no face at all, and even his walk was so terrifying. He is the Chaos Lord, the man or a creature who conquered half of the continent in just eight years. His body was emitting a black aura as if he is a creature spawned from the underworlds of hell. King Fana Zamusa was terrified by his presence and he knelt before the Chaos Lord who came and stood before the throne.

In a panicking tone, Fan-bearer Khali welcomed the Chaos Lord,

“We—we welcome y—you the—the Emperor Chaos Lord, the

Emperor of the Kilimanjaro Empire, and the conqueror of the six southern kingdoms of the continent of Musina.”

“Hahahahahaha! Ahahahahahaha! Hmm, King Fana Zamusa! I

came from the north to visit you. I thank your servant for welcoming me.”

“Welcome my Lord. I was not expecting your visitation. If I knew you were coming I would have prepared a banquet for you,” Said King Fana Zamusa.

Chaos Lord looked down to King Fana Zamusa who was kneeling before him, “Enough about that fancy talk and all that. You do know why I came down here far away from my capital, or do you want me to explain?”

“My Lord, I was preparing to come to the capital and apologize. Forgive me; please forgive me for waging a war on one of your vassals. There is a reason why we attacked Dun Land, if my Lord has the patience to listen I can explain,” Pleaded the King.

The Chaos Lord was very irritated and he said, “We have so many enemies to conquer in the north, but you try to cripple my strength in the south. I do not care about your silly conflict with the Dun Land. You are wasting armies fighting amongst yourselves as my vassals. If you used that energy to attack my enemies, that would have pleased me. Do you honestly think that I came down here to converse? I have decided to erase you from this world, and replace you with one of my trusted vassals as a king.”

As soon as King Fana Zamusa heard the Chaos Lord, he became frustrated, and he folded his fist. He quickly jumped from his knees and tried to punch the Chaos Lord.

The Chaos Lord teleported behind his Dark Lords, and King Fana Zamusa missed with his powerful fist.

The two Dark Lords were ready to attack the King, but the Chaos Lord raised his hand to stop them, “You are so brave to try and attack me. Now it is your time to die.”

The Chaos Lord stretched his right hand towards the King,

“Heavenly tier magic, black firebolt,” a black magic circle with six rings appeared before his hand and a black fiery bolt emitted quickly from it and charged towards King Fana Zamusa.

King Fana Zamusa shouted, “Substantial tier magic! Blue flame wall!” A ball made of blue fire surrounded him and a black firebolt collided with it and exploded. The citizens in the capital heard an explosion coming up from the cliff castle.

After the explosion, King Fana Zamusa was kneeling injured and the Chaos Lord was impressed, “Hahahahahaha, Hmm, being at the middle stage of the substantial tier you can block and survive my attack? Impressive, now let us see if you can block this one.” Fan-bearer Khali was terrified and he hid behind one of the pillars in the castle. He tried to sneak outside the castle and call for help. The Chaos Lord noticed him and said to him, “Are you trying to sneak outside and call for help? If you want the people in this city to offend me, I will be happy to erase this city from the map.”

One of the Dark Lords quickly ran towards Fan-bearer Khali and smashed him with the side of his axe, and the impact sent Fan-bearer Khali flying and collided with the wall. Fan-bearer Khali collapsed and became unconscious.

The Chaos Lord looked towards King Fana Zamusa and he asked, “Hmm, where were we? Oh! You were about to die,” And he shouted, “Skill, Dark Sacrifice,” Immediately the throne room became quiet and a bit dim, and everything paused for a moment. A powerful light brightened the room and King Fana Zamusa exploded into many pieces. The head of the King rolled towards the Chaos Lord's feet, and the eyes of the dead king stared at the Chaos Lord. When he was about to crush the head with his feet one of the Dark Lords spoke, “My Lord, I just received a piece of important news from one of our spies in Marare village. The boy who is rumoured to have summoned an Angel has discovered a location of a hidden treasure. Lord, it might be the artefact you came looking for in this continent.”

“You think it might be it? Let us go then and find this boy. I am interested in this boy now,” Said the Chaos Lord.

The Viceroy Enosi Zamusa heard an explosion coming from the castle and he assembled the elite army to go and investigate. When he arrived at the castle the Chaos Lord was already left, and he found the head of the King and the Fan-bearer Khali's body collapsed on the ground.

One of the elite armies called the Viceroy Enosi Zamusa, “The Fan-bearer Khali is still breathing!”

“Good, carry him to the healers. When he awakes he must tell us who did this to my cousin,” He closed the eyes of the King,

“Cousin, I will avenge you. I will make whoever did this pay with their life. Men form groups and investigate in the city. You there, send the courier to the queen to come back to the capital immediately. You there, send the message to summon all the Dukes to the capital immediately.”